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Illustrated 1866 copy of Les Misérables, Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), & other stories by Victor Hugo all bound in one volume with over 250 illustrations. See below for more detailed information on this lovely 19th century Hetzel publication or visit us at McCloskys.com DESCRIPTION:... Full title: Les Misérables (1866); Notre-Dame de Paris (1865); Dernier jour d'un Condamné suivi de Claude Gueux (1866). Written by Victor Hugo Published by J. Hetzel, Libraire-Éditeur, 18, Rue Jacob Illustrated by: Brion; Garvarni et Andrieux Language: French Hardcover. Good Condition. 8vo. Quarter bound with blue marble-paper covered boards and blue leather spine stamped with ornate gold-gilt bands, decorations, and lettering. Beautifully marbled endpapers. The book contains four works in total by Hugo, all copiously illustrated. Les Misérables (1866), with 200 illustrations by Brion (799 pp.) ; Notre-Dame de Paris (1865), with 70 illustrations by Brion (272 pp.); Dernier Jour d'un Condamné followed by the short story, Claude Gueux (1866 ), decorated with 20 illustrations by Gavarni et Andrieux (68 pp.). Included in the book, is a document outlining tuition fees and other instructions to parents for students enrolled in the 1925-1926 school year at the Lazaristes school in Lyon, Pensionnat des LazaristesLyon, Annèe scolaire 1925-1926.

L’Amoureux (The Lovers) card from a 19th Besançon Tarot by card maker J. Jerger. . . The deck is not currently listed. DM, comment, or email for further information. .... . . #drunkinlove #woodcutwednesday #tarot #antiquetarot #lovers #tarotgram #art #woodcut #tarothistory #antiquepaper #besancon #besançontarot

Peekaboo! Look what I found in the pages of this c1650 commonplace book. And just in time for #tinytuesday! #antiquebooks #oldbooks #oldscript #commonplacebook #commonplacebooks #tinybook #tinybooks #handwriting #papercutout #manuscript #antiquarianbooks #bookcollector #vellumbinding #vellum #bibliophile #mccloskys #antiquarian

For this week’s #FolkloreThursday on the theme of the underworld: Dante blended Classical and Christian belief to create his vision of the underworld. Here Virgil and Dante fill the mouths of Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog, with the mud of the underworld in order to pass by. From a 1544 edition of Dante’s Divina Commedia available @McCloskysBooks

For this week‘s #FolkloreThursday on the theme of bold girls, courageous women and powerful goddesses, we present: The goddess Hera/Juno, who has had a profound impact on religion, literature and art for nearly 3k years. From Homer’s Iliad to modern productions her archetype has inspired countless artists. Here depicted in a Tarot deck from 1898 now available @McCloskysBooks

For this week’s #FolkloreThursday The tale of Oisin (Ush-een) and Niamh (Neeve), from the Fenian cycle of Irish myth, tells of Oisin’s journey to, and return from Tír na nÓg (Land of the Young). A beautiful tale of love, longing, age and loss, here retold by Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners. https://buff.ly/34clwJ4... Enjoy a brief escape from your troubles with a great tale well told.

Rare mid-19th century French transformation cards. This is the historic Jeanne L'Hachette deck, designed by Max Frommann, and published in Paris, France, c.1860. Printed on delicate 19th century paper, these cards are beautifully embellished, with standing court figures and detailed caricatures and scenes on each of the suit cards. Typical French styled suits: diamonds, clubs, spades & hearts; A-10, with a Jack, Queen, & King in each of the four suit series. Square cornered c...ards, with single black-line borders. Reverses with a pattern of hexagrams. Card dimensions: 6.5 cm X 9 cm #transformation #antiquedeck #antiquecards #Paris #printhistory #transformationcards #hachette #transformationdeck playing cards #cardcollector